Iseq index shed 1.5% as investors took a risk-off approach

Banks among the sectors under pressure in Europe, while Wall Street stocks advance

Latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland barometer indicates housing and commercial projects continued to increase in May

A number of different factors are driving vacancies here but the trend could offer opportunities as well as risks

Leasing activity plunged to lowest level since 2010 last year, says BNP Paribas

Iseq index finished down 0.6%, weighted down by banks and packaging names

Dublin’s Iseq index shed close 0.8% on Thursday

Vacancy rates to peak around 16% next year but level of oversupply remains limited, says BNP Paribas Real Estate

Iseq index underperformed its peers, shedding 0.1%

At the end of June about 3.1 million square feet of office space was under construction in Dublin, according to Lisney estimates

US regulators hit Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas for staff unofficially using of the service

If the sector treads water for a while, there will be some economic pain, but fears of a collapse are overstated

Irish workers ‘the biggest adopters’ of remote working EU, says BNP Paribas

Vast bond portfolios bought via quantitative easing under scrutiny

Having gone through a remarkable transformation over the past half century, BNP Paribas Ireland is in expansion mode

Iseq index down 0.3% amid subdued trading volumes

AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoy positive sentiment

Getting an accurate picture on house completions is difficult given the various measures available

Irish shares recovered some lost ground with the Iseq up more than 1%

BNP Paribas and HSBC among the lenders under investigation over trades related to dividend payments